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Reader tip: Add favourite site links to the dock
There are some internet links I like to get to without the bother of opening the browser so I add them to the dock. Some examples are the weather...
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Top tips for Mountain Lion: Safari
Whenever a new operating system comes out, Mac users madly scramble around looking for tips and tricks that will make using that OS easier and more...
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Top tips for Mountain Lion: Apps
Whenever a new operating system comes out, Mac users madly scramble around looking for tips and tricks that will make using that OS easier and more...
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Top tips for Mountain Lion: iCloud
Whenever a new operating system comes out, Mac users madly scramble around looking for tips and tricks that will make using that OS easier and more...
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How to gift apps in iOS 6
With iOS 6, Apple redesigned its App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, removing the ability to buy an app as a gift for another iOS users. But...
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Quick Look power tips
You’ve worked on a project that has generated multiple versions of many files burdened with next-to-useless names, and now you need to send the...
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Seeing double with Mail VIP notifications
Mountain Lion’s new Mail VIP feature is among my favourite improvements of the update; it gives me just the right amount of control over notifications...
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Four power tips for Safari 6
How often do you use your Web browser? If the answer is constantly, then a few choice tips could save you loads of time and trouble. Here are some...
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Understanding the new views in iTunes 11
iTunes 11 introduces a number of changes to the way you view the content in your media library. If you were used to displaying your music, movies,...
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Is Apple planning to buy TomTom to help fix iOS 6 Maps?
Apple could be planning to buy maps maker TomTom to help fix its mapping service. That’s according to Netherlands-based Rabobank analyst Hans...
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Automatically add files to Dropbox
Reader Daniel Gilbert seeks to make better use of Dropbox. He writes: Because I travel fairly often, I’m trying to make my Mac’s important documents...
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Launch FileMaker solutions with a single tap
[Advertorial] The FileMaker Go App Maker is a free tool that generates iOS Configuration Profiles that can be used to add launch icons to the home...
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Steps to take when your Mac won’t start up
My friend Julian Velard is a musician and a geek. But as hard as JV drives his MacBook Pro—and he does push it to its limits, using live audio plug-ins...
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How to make DVDs as holiday gifts
Apple has almost entirely abandoned DVDs—remember, those shiny discs that no longer fit into many modern Macs? But despite the shift to online...
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How to create podcast chapters
Reader Evan Marcus is interested in getting into the podcast business. He writes: I’m going to start a podcast and have a question. I notice that...
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When Back to My Mac won’t
Reader Ian Brazzi finds Back to My Mac’s performance inconsistent. He writes: At one time, Back to My Mac worked well for me. But in the last year...
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Make text more readable on your iPad mini
The iPad mini is, of course, smaller than the 9.7in versions of the tablet. And while that makes the iPad mini more portable, the scaled-down screen...





